Westinghouse Electric Company announced Thursday it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nuclebras Equipamentos Pesados S.A.“ to collaborate on the fabrication of AP1000 nuclear power plant components and equipment in Brazil.” nuclearstreet.com

Russia and Saudi Arabia yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate in the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. world-nuclear-new.org

OKG, the operator of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden, has applied for an environmental court ruling in preparation for the future decommissioning of unit 1. No shutdown date has yet been determined for the reactor. world-nuclear-news.org

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Russia have signed a transit agreement for the transport of low-enriched uranium (LEU) and equipment through Russian territory to and from an IAEA LEU bank being established in Kazakhstan. nucnet.org